It began in in response to a new law treating prostitution as a legitimate profession. Seminars were held discussing the meaning of dignity and empowering women. The project later expanded across Europe to raise awareness of issues affecting women's dignity such as sexual exploitation, trafficking, and violence. Read less. Download now Downloaded 11 times. More Related Content. Dignity Of Woman Sev1 1. Part 1. What is true womanhood? Educational seminars throughout Germany : from North to South.
The starting point At a meeting of the Hannover local WFWP chapter a Christian teacher expressed her indignation about the new law to be passed by the German government accepting prostitution as a service providing profession.
Through the law the sexuality of woman is regarded as a service provided for men. Otto Waldner : Dignity of Woman is untouchable. Hanover โthe beginning. These seminars included presentations on the definition and meaning of dignity, the history of women in Europe and a talk on how to live our dignity. Sexualised advertisement, pornography, rape, forced veiling, forced prostitution, trafficking, female genital mutilation, honour killings, all this happens here in Europe, in front of our doors.
At no other time in history has there existed such a proliferation of pornography in books, magazines, videos, films and television. With the help of the media, a billion dollar industry conveys the message that the brutalizing, torture, enslavement, mutilation, contempt and humiliation of the female sex is equivalent to sexual pleasure. Considering the amazing God-given human potential in each woman this state of affairs is unforgivable The view of woman is distorted and she is degraded merely to the role of sexual object.
If we continue to tolerate this type of misuse of the female body then we open the door to violence against women and offend the very dignity of woman. This has nothing to do with how the equality of women has been touted in our society. Dignity of man and woman Not respecting the dignity of woman, is at the same time not respecting the dignity of man.
